| 59 | Mamma Needs Me

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“Tomorrow. I'll talk to him tomorrow.”

Pierre will have to wait. He made me wait for years. He can wait another day.

I stare at the unregistered number on my phone screen, mumbling under my breath while I sit on the cold tiles. I still don't know why he's been looking for me. I've tried calling my parents, but, no answer.

They're probably asleep. Or Pierre specifically told my parents not to tell me that he's been trying to find me. Why, though?

Just because he heard I'm married now? So what? It's not like he knows the Tomassinis personally. What's he up to?

A sigh escapes me. I'm still alone here in the bathroom, talking to myself instead of preparing for that lengthy test. “I'm going insane.” The words echo in my head.

Besides the whole "my ex is in town and hunting me down" issue, my impulsive and self-absorbed, sometimes reckless side can't stop thinking about what I almost did with Dominico in his room. In his bed.

The fault is mostly min